The administration of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), fourteenth president of the United States, was marred by the bitter quarrel resulting from the passage of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act.Franklin Pierc...
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Pierce was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, on November 23, 1804. Franklin Pierce went to Bowdoin College. After he graduated from Bowdoin, he studied law, and then entered politics. At the ...
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Four Democratic presidential candidates have agreed to attend private tutorials by retired military officers who say the war on terrorism can be won without sacrificing human rights.The gathering, ...
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A military judge granted a Marine corporal's request Thursday to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of murdering an unarmed Iraqi civilian, but warned the serviceman that he could be sentenced to ...
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A military judge granted a Marine corporal's request Thursday to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of murdering an unarmed Iraqi civilian, but warned the serviceman that he could be sentenced to ...
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The Bush administration struggled Tuesday to explain what it knows about alleged Iranian interference in Iraq after the Pentagon's top general appeared to contradict a recently released military do...
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Today is Monday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2007. There are 84 days left in the year. This is Columbus Day, as well as Thanksgiving Day in Canada.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 8, 1871, the Gre...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even when faced with his
lowest approval ratings over the Iraq war, President
Bush had always pointed proudly to what he considered
his crowning achievement -- his stewards...
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